We know, you're so surprised. Google's
finally confirmed the
Nexus One. We've naturally heard all about the phone already from
dubious sources, and even
reviewed the purported device, but now that they've got one in hand up on a stage, we suppose we'll have to set aside all of our doubts. So, the nitty gritty: 3.7-inch AMOLED display, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, compass, GPS, accelerometer, light and proximity sensor, 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, 3.5mm headphone jack, and a multicolored LED under the trackball. There are also two mics onboard, one on the bottom and one on the back, for the purpose of noise cancellation à la Motorola's CrystalTalk, and the phone is naturally running the brand new
Android 2.1. The phone is actually HTC branded, unlike the pre-release versions we've seen, and can be custom engraved with two lines of text at the time of order, for that extra personal touch (there's a picture of the phone's back after the break). The phone is available today off contract with a T-Mobile compatible radio for $529 unlocked, shipping to the US, UK, Singapore and Hong Kong, or with a two year T-Mobile US contract for $179 (both with free overnight shipping in the US). Most surprisingly, the phone is also
headed to Verizon this Spring, and Vodafone will score the device eventually as well.
Update: Tony couldn't resist, and he managed to capture each step of the checkout process while ordering an unlocked Nexus One today. Hit up the gallery below if you're into that whole "living vicariously" thing. Thanks, Tony!
Update 2: Check out the detailed T-Mobile USA pricing options
here. Thanks, Kamran!
posted January 5th 2010 2:31PM
Any thought on release date?????
@alyr1481
Wait for Nexus 5 and get the "basic pleasure model".
@alyr1481
Nexus 6
I must be a cinematard.
@alyr1481 Hopefully released today as I just ordered one straight from Google to replace my aging G1. Was going to order it from T-Mobile, but the site had a small note about no sales from T-Mobile at this time. Actually called T-Mobile and was notified by an agent that this phone will ONLY be sold through Google's site and from HTC, not via T-Mobile. One other thing, they (T-Mobile staff) agreed it would be cheaper to get unlocked and bring your own plan.
@alyr1481 Anyone else hated it when they kept calling it a "superphone"?
@shosterman
I saw that too, but went back and partially went through the "upgrade" route. It said that in order for me to keep my current plan and upgrade, (I've been eligible since November), I would only get a discount of $150. I currently have a BB Curve and my plan is the exact same price per month with 1000 mins, BB data, and 400 text. This will be perfect for me since I only used about 600 minutes on my heaviest month last year.
@jjasonham
SMASHMYGOOGLENEXUSONE.COM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Hosain "Anyone else hated it when they kept calling it a 'superphone'?"
Atleast they didn't go yelling copy and paste is an "amazing new feature"..
@TonyMontana2367 that was hardly the nitty, nor gritty , eng... wheres the storage? the sound? the software? and if they haven't already learned their lesson, if they keep changing the names of these "superphones" then people will NEVER buy them... they want a group to belong to... iPhone has changed their name... 0 times... and look what happened... just stick with droid or uPhone... I don't care... just quit adding vocabulary to the already overwhelmed industry.! I will not buy one of these, "superphnones" as they all require prices mer month like HDTV + Internet + Phone, at home... which I already have... but thanks anyway...
@Eugene Action
WHY ARE YOU @'ING ME?
@alyr1481 If only someone would build EVERYTHING we want into one device, their would be no need for competition. Below is my dream design for a phone:
The Godphone
Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual Core 1.5 GHz
4GB ROM
3.25GB RAM
64 GB NAND Memory, expandable via MicroSDXC
4in AMOLED Display (854x480) resolution
Capacitive MultiTouch, support three POC
Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
802.11n/g 2.4 + 5 GHz
FM Receiver/Transmitter
12MP Rear Facing Camera, 15x Digital Zoom
Luxeon Star V 120lm LED Flash
5MP Front Facing Camera, Facial Detection
3.5mm Headphone Port
Hardware QWERTY keyboard
Hardware Camera, Volume, Standby Buttons
Removable 2000mAh Lithium Titanate Battery
Trackball
Notification LED: Red, Blue, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Yellow
Compass
Accelerometer
Software:
Android 2.1 Base
Collaboration of HTC Sense UI, Motorola MotoBlur
Facebook Integration
Google Maps w/Turn by Turn
Google Earth .kml integration
Hi Resolution Picture Viewer
OpenOffice Integration
FoxIt Reader Integration
Custom Firefox Build Integration
Adobe Flash
Adobe Shockwave
Sun Java
Remote Find and Wipe
Picasa/Flickr direct upload/multi picture
Google Voice COMPLETE INTEGRATION VOICEMAIL/SMS/MMS
Beejive Integration
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi/Wired Tethering
Multitouch native applications
Spotify Subscription Based Music
HULU APPLICATION
@Hosain Not really, but don't think it will catch on either, until there are other "superphones" around to be called that.
@surfernerd6987
that's overkill. 3 1/4 gb ram? There's no need for that and Sense is fine by itself and better tha motoblur
@surfernerd6987 dude, you totally forgot the unicorn hologram projector in there! damn!
@surfernerd6987
I'd buy that.
@alyr1481 The purpose of my design isn't to be overkill, its designed to be the most of everything you could possible want or need. Sense UI is great, but the integration of MotoBlur is quite good when it comes to keeping all the information in one spot. I forgot the unicorn projector, sorry I added it to the list.
@surfernerd6987
Why x15 digital zoom? Digital zoom sucks so bad. Make it x15 optical zoom, with autofocus and Flash, and you might have something.
Also that 2000 mAh battery is a joke. with that hardware you would need more like 50 000 mAh battery to call it a Godphone.
Oh and let's not forget a dedicated graphics card.
@Locuus Note that the battery isn't a common Li-Ion Polymar. I designed it with a newer technology that's hella more powerful than any current battery. The flash is already on the list, see the Luxeon Star V, that's a 120lumen LED, brighter than anything on the market single for the size. As for the zoom, optical is hard to obtain and keep the device thin, I agree digital zoom sucks, but I'm not wanting to lug something around the size of a netbook.
@surfernerd6987
That's not nearly enough..
honestly i just want a phone that does things i want it to without lag.. Screw the insides. As long as there is no lag.
I want to experience watch with the phone Virtually (give me likes of hulu) and in Reality (show me the way to the cinema).
I want to meet people new, and old, and chat and Connect (all social networks+sms+phone)
I want to feel with all my senses to the max in this life, and i want my phone to be the Perfect Source Of Knowledge and Emotions.
Give me that i am sold.. the thing that comes closest yet is just not good enough. Your pushing the wrong buttons with me.
Am i the only one who doesn't want a freakin browser in my phone, cause on a screen like that it would still be a pain to look at?
I mean self updating : facebook, twitter, engadget, cnn, bbc, sms, phone, flickr, vkontakte, one.lv, ...
Make my life easier by shortening the time it takes to do stuff.. Not by freaking giving me smartphone which still is nothing like a laptop which i can in fact live without for the 8 hour work day.
@gargle
Haha.... what? Cite your sources, kids.
I wanna see the Steve Jobs quote NAO.
@Wesscoast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx7v815bYUw i'm glad they didnt have to tell everyone how amazing incredible awesome cool great a phone it is..
@alyr1481 When Google said, that they will release a phone that will be for everybody not to mention for the whole world. They aren't really exagerating in fact now that their most awaited official nexus one statement has finally been revealed. The question if Nexus one is an iPhone killer - Coz, in fact its the 'super phone' as the developers call it for everybody. All the questions about Nexus One Answered:
http://bit.ly/nexus-one-official-details-and-questions
@gargle awesome!
ahhhhh! hopefully today ahh!
So, WebOS is on Sprint, Droid's on Verizon, and now Nexus on T-Mobile.
No cool phones for AT&T? ? ? ?
Okay, well, accept that ONE phone.
@Smart People Play Tuba
"accept that ONE phone." --------------> *except* Fixed.
Unless you really meant to say accept, in which case it is true everyone accepts to buy an iPhone while the others try to compete.
@ myself
You need to practice your tuba (or stop typing while listening to something else).
@HighestRanked
Yes, I meant "except." I already put myself "on notice" for that one. So yeah, I don't want an iPhone, but since my wife's in love with hers, we're stuck on AT&T (which, oddly enough, has great service where we are). So I'm sitting her with a flip phone that's so OLD it still has "CINGULAR" stamped on it, waiting for the Palm Pre.
Suck.
Gee, and I thought Google said there would never be a Google phone.
@Quikboy
this isnt a google phone, its a nexus one and its available on t-mobile
@Troll : Well I didn't mean a phone by the name "Google phone" but a phone designed and sold by Google. There were rumors a few years ago there may be a Google phone, but Google denied such a thing. I guess they must have lied.
@Quikboy
designed by htc, sold by tmobile
@Quikboy Also, the G1 was heavily influenced and designed by Google. Which was also sold on T-mobile and was their first android device.
@Quikboy
From the Q&A:
Q. In the past you’ve basically said “there will be no Google Phone” – what happened?
A. [Rubin] I was very precise, I said we will partner. We’re software & internet guys, I think we’ve contributed a lot
@Quikboy
I dont remember a G1 or something page on google like the one they have for nexus one, http://www.google.com/phone
so i am with you!
@jjasonham : Interesting. I guess partnering with hardware makers, maybe. Though it seems like Google is intent on selling Google-designed phones, so it makes me wonder. I guess if I were making phones with Android, I'd be kinda concerned about how Google is trying to enter this market. Though HTC probably doesn't have to worry about anything, at the moment.
@unwynd : Yeah, that's what I mean to point out. The Nexus One seems to be too much associated with Google, for this to be just another phone running Android.
Anyway, if I'm any of those other smartphone hardware makers, besides HTC at this moment, I'd be worried about Google itself competing with me.
Well I hope you're all happy you ruined the surprise.. i bet you look at your gifts before christmas too.
OMG A PIECE OF PLASTIC WITH ANDROID ON IT!!
LETS HYPE IT UP AS AN IPHONE KILLER LIKE EVERY OTHER ANDROID DEVICE BEFORE!
MYTOUCH IS THE IPHONE KILLER (it releases, noone cares anymore)
HERO IS THE IPHONE KILLER ZOMG (it releases, noone cares)
Droid is the iphone killer!!! (Wait 1.5 months then nexus one purposely "leaks" from google employees to create artificial viral marketing)
now the fanboys say nexus one is the iphone killer!! (wait for the next piece of plastic with android in 2 weeks for the google fanboys to brag about)
@Troll it's going to get really interesting when Apple releases iPhone 4.0 then.
@Troll
Who needs an "iPhone killer"?
The iPhone has had a great run, but Geek Cool has moved on from it to Android.
@Troll no one needs to kill the iphone it does a good enough job of that on its own :D
@SwiTch HAH! I wish I could retweet that comment.
*voted over9000
@Troll
u r saying it like it is bro. All these haters don't like to hear the truth cuz it hurts. One thing is fore sure nexus will not revolutionize like iPhone or outsell.
I wanted to buy this phone for use on AT&T... But after switching my iPhone 3GS to EDGE and using it for a while... I decided it's not worth it.
@Mister
Sadly, I know what you mean. Its not even about the data speeds to me. It's the fact that I missed phone calls, SMS came in late, emails came in late if ever.
@SamTime But edge is just as good as 3G... or so ATT would have us think...
@Mister
Some are lucky to connect to ANY Network with their iPhone... EDGE or otherwise.
@Mister
I still have the 1s iPhone, which, yes....is always falling off the edge crap network.
google.com/phone page is live.....and it looks like Verizon's going to get the N1 also o.O